The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
The Vermont Bar Association.

The ninth annual meeting of this associ-
alton, to which brief allusion was made last
week, continued through Wednesday and a
part of Thursday, and was well attended
throughout. The public meeting Tuesday
evening was called to order at half-past
seven o'clock Following the minutes of
the last meeting, the annual address was
read by the president. of the association,
Hon. Charles III. Heath of Montpelier, the
subject being Marriage and Divorce in
Vermont" The history of the law pertain
ing to divorce was reviewed, and the causes
for the increasing number of divorces and the
Justice of liberation under stated conditions
were ably discussed. Biographical sketches
of William Upham and James &. Barrett
were to have been given by Hon. l.. p.
Poland and Judge Veazey respectively.
Death in the case of Judge Poland and
Judge Veazey's imperative duties else
where deprived those in attendance of these
interesting features. The neurological re-
port, prepared by Colonel A. NJ. Dickey of
Bradford, revealed the loss of seven mem
bers of the association during the past year
L. P. Poland of Waterville, b. g. Hall of
Swanton, III. f. Seymour of st. Adams, h.
+. Parker of WolCott, Harvey Button of
Wallingford, j. G. Barrett of Rutland and
Phneas Chamberlin, formerly of Bradford
The deaths of j. G. Bridgman of Burlington
and A. l.. Miner of Manchester were also
history of Orange county, including sketches
of former prominent members of the bar of
that county, was read by Ex-Governor Farm
ham of Bradford and tribute was paid to
the meme ry of the late Philander Perrin by
Hon. n. l.. Boyden of Randolph. A PROPOSE
ton made at this session to so arrange that
the annual dinner shall in future occur on
the evening of the first days meeting lies
over under the rule, until the next annual
meeting.
At a business meeting, held at the
courthouse Wednesday afternoon, the re-
port of the treasurer was submitted, show
ing a balance in the treasury of 1927. A
motion was made by G.. W. Brownell, Jr.,
of Burlington that the annual dues be in
creased from S1.OO to $500, and a committee
consisting of one member from each county
was appointed to nominate officers for the
year ensuing, and ID. j. Foster, j. j. Enright
and W. l.. Burnap of Burlington, A. p.
Hunton of Bethel, III. w. Heaton and G. NJ.
Bennett of Montpelier, Waldo Brigham of
Hyde Park and w. p. Stafford of st. Johns
bury were Admitted to membership.
Atseven o'clock in the evening the associa-
tion metin the Pavilion parlorS and discussed
certain changes in the mode of procedure in
commencing suits and execution after judg-
ment Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington
presented bill purposed to be introduced
in the next Legislature looking to what he
urged would be a change for the better
Inc features OF JnlS Dill were discussed ana
it was disposed of by reference to special
committee consisting of Mr.. Roberts, l.. II
Thompson of Irasburgh and III. G. Ide of St
Johnsbury.
This session was followed by the annual
dinner, at which sixty covers were laid, and
of which the following is the menu"
Raw Blue Points.
Baked Turbot.
Potatoes Parisienne Celery.
Roast Turkey chestnut pRs bressng qf Cranberry
'"ec Chicken s1 Salad O' Shrimp Ts SALAD lade f'''
Chicken Croquettes. Queen Fritters, Vanilla Flavor
English Plum Pudding.
Meringue Glace. Orange sherbet.
Wine Jelly. Assorted Cake. Vanilla Ice-cream
California Grapes. Malaga Grapes. Catawba Grapes
Figs. Nuts. Layer Raisns.
rea' Fears cS&Rse. ca&Rpe' choaSisie. 2SSaSss
The repast was one of those which have
helped to give the Pavilion its envabl,
reputation and there was no chance for
suggestion of Improvement in any particu
lar. The judges Of the supreme court except
! ing Hon. III. III. Powers and Hon K. s. Taft
were in attendance, and among other promi
nent lawyers present whose names do no
appear elsewhere in the report were Hon
II. c. Bates of st. Johnsbury, Hon. w. G
French of Woodstock, Hon. Henry Ballard
of Burlington and j. ID. Denison, Esq, o
West Randolph.
The post-prandial exercises were opened
with " terse and appropriate " remarks b.,
President Heath, who called upon the va
rioUs speakers with brief and humorous in
Productions in each instance. Judge lyle
responded for "T The Judiciary of Vermont,
pleading that his brief connection with th
bench should have excused him from th
duty, but alluding, in a felctous manner
to the high reputation of Vermont court
and the high place which their decisions
hold in the opinions Of the legal fraternit,
throughout the land, and attributing th
high rank of Vermont courts to the supe
| riority of her bar q. w. Harmon, Esq, o
| Bennington was called upon as a repre-
sentative of the older members of the ba
and spoke briefly. Hon. Daniel Robert
was asked for a song and gave " Cafe
Green " to the delight of all and in voic
remarkable for one of his years. A. 7
Hunton of Bethel contrasted modes of pro
cedure in vogue half century ago will
those in use at the present day. EX-Gov
ernor Farnham was called upon as the in
coming president of the association. Ill
spoke of the Improvement in forms of lega
practice and of admission to the bar. and of tn
intimate relations of the association to thes
improvements. Judge VeaZey's remark
upon English courts of justice, suggested 10y
his recent visit to them, were of especial in
terest, and the performance of his duty a
messenger to bear to the association the greet
| llpS Ol Hon. r. d. IuelpS, ltS nrSl preSluent
met enthusiastic applause. Mr.. j. II
Mimms of st. Adams, " for the press" re
sponded with "A humorous song, which wa
the cause of unrestrained merriment an'
was greeted with an encore. w. p. Statfor,
of st. Johnsbury spoke in behalf of th
younger members of the bar, and III. G. Royc
of ST. Adams and r. G.. Brown of Mont
pelier in behalf of the candidates for admis
sion to the bar then undergoing eXamina
tion and present by invitation of the assO
citation. Postmaster L. w. Redington o
Rutland was the last speaker, and his re
marks were interrupted by the arrival of tn
"hour when grave-yards yawn." Presiden
Heath expressed thanks for the honor con
ferred upon himself and the assistanc
given him in the performance of his duties
and the exercises closed with the singing o
Aud Lang Syne " in chorus. The Dime
was unanimously spoken of as one of tn
very pleasantest in the history of the asso
citation.
At a meeting held Thursday mornin,
the report of the committee on nomina
tions was received and the following
officers were elected by acclamation; Presi
dent, Hon Roswell Farnham vice-presi
dents, Hon. James X Batchelder of Al
lington, S. @. Shurtleff, Esq, of Montpelie
and John Young, Esq, of Newport; secre
tary, George w. Wing, Esq, of Montpelier
treasurer, Judge Hiram Carleton of Mont
pelier; board of managers, Governor Farm
ham, Hiram A. Huse OF Montpelier, Johl
III. Watson of Bradford, G. II. Pitkin O
Berlin and Robert Roberts OF Burlington.
Subsequently President Farnham an
nounced these appointments Committe
on admissions, G. w. Wilds, G.. w. Har
mon a. w RrnwnaIl Ir " NJ Mansur